recombobulate

== English == === Etymology === Jocular formation from re- and discombobulate. === Verb === recombobulate (third-person singular simple present recombobulates, present participle recombobulating, simple past and past participle recombobulated) (transitive, uncommon) To cause to think clearly again; to reorient; to put back into working order. 1992, Natty Bumppo Lonely Hearts Please allow me to recombobulate you. Your portrait “Oneside of Natty” frightens me as much as Amy’s sketch. 2002 April 14, Jeff Westbrook, “The 30% Iron Chef”, Futurama, season 3, episode 22, Fox Broadcasting Company Zoidberg: Aw, I’ll never recombobulate this ship! (intransitive) To (come to) think clearly again; to reorient oneself; to get (oneself) back into working order. 2005, Stephin Merritt, The Paris Review Book of People with Problems You need a little time to recombobulate is all. ==== Quotations ==== For more quotations using this term, see Citations:recombobulate. ==== Synonyms ==== combobulate ==== Antonyms ==== discombobulate ==== Related terms ==== recombobulation